Grocery Outlet (GO) Competitors

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor GO or BBWI?

In the previous week, Bath & Body Works had 9 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Bath & Body Works and 13 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Bath & Body Works' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 0.85 indicating that Bath & Body Works is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grocery Outlet	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bath & Body Works	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GO or BBWI?

Bath & Body Works received 59 more outperform votes than Grocery Outlet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.06% of users gave Bath & Body Works an outperform vote while only 32.38% of users gave Grocery Outlet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grocery Outlet	Outperform Votes 34 32.38%	Underperform Votes 71 67.62%
Bath & Body Works	Outperform Votes 93 43.06%	Underperform Votes 123 56.94%

Is GO or BBWI more profitable?

Bath & Body Works has a net margin of 12.43% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 1.20%. Grocery Outlet's return on equity of 5.25% beat Bath & Body Works' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grocery Outlet	1.20%	5.25%	2.11%
Bath & Body Works	12.43%	-44.03%	14.45%

Do analysts rate GO or BBWI?

Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus target price of $15.46, indicating a potential downside of 1.74%. Bath & Body Works has a consensus target price of $42.69, indicating a potential upside of 45.30%. Given Bath & Body Works' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grocery Outlet	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Bath & Body Works	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GO or BBWI?

99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GO or BBWI?

Bath & Body Works has higher revenue and earnings than Grocery Outlet. Bath & Body Works is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grocery Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grocery Outlet	$4.37B	0.35	$79.44M	$0.39	40.35
Bath & Body Works	$7.31B	0.86	$878M	$3.64	8.07

Which has more volatility & risk, GO or BBWI?

Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bath & Body Works beats Grocery Outlet on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.